AN ALL-CONCRETE LOOK FOR RAILWAY TRACK
THE ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE LAYING OF A MILE LONG SECTION OF PAVED CONCRETE TRACK (PACT) AT DUFFIELD, AS PART OF A HIGH SPEED BRITISH RAIL ROUTE. THE PACT SYSTEM CONSISTS OF LAYING CONTINUOUSLY WELDED RAILS ON A NARROW CONCRETE BED LAID TO A HIGH DEGREE OF SURFACE ACCURACY BY A SPECIALLY DEVELOPED, SELF-PROPELLED SLIP-FORM PAVING TRAIN CAPABLE OF LAYING 40M OF TRACK BED PER HOUR. THE CONCRETE TRACK OFFERS ADVANTAGES OF MAINTAINING ALIGNMENT AND PROFILE COMPARED WITH THE TRADITIONAL BALLAST AND SLEEPER CONSTRUCTION. /TRRL/
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- Publication Date: 1972-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. 32-3
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Serial:
- Concrete (London)
- Volume: 6 N7
- Publisher: CONCRETE SOCIETY
- ISSN: 0010-5317
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Concrete construction; High speed ground transportation; High speed vehicles; Pavement layers; Pavers; Railroad tracks; Railroad transportation; Slip form paving; Speed; Welding
- Uncontrolled Terms: Ballast; Pavement structure
- Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00215704
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 24 1974 12:00AM